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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Bram Van Den Bosch, Berchem, BE;
Wilhelmus Van Hoogstraeten, Weesp, NL;
Jan Van Eetvelde, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Bram Van Den Bosch, Berchem, BE;
Wilhelmus Van Hoogstraeten, Weesp, NL;
Jan Van Eetvelde, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
GreenPeak Technologies N.V., Zele, BE;
Abstract
A wireless system () comprises an initiator device () and a plurality of responder devices (-) which can bind with the initiator device (). The method comprises, at one of the plurality of responder devices, receiving () a discovery request from the initiator device and forming a discovery response and sending the discovery response to the initiator device. The step of forming a discovery response comprises: collecting () at least two parameters indicative of the initiator device wanting to bind with the responder device; computing () a score using the at least two parameters, the score being indicative of a likelihood of the initiator device wanting to bind with the responder device; and including () the score as an element of the discovery response.